goose egg

Definition of goose eggnext
as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it was such a bad bowler that his final score was a big, fat goose egg

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Recent Examples of goose egg Leading scorer Reese Dixon-Waters had a goose egg for the game’s first 33 minutes before making a big 3-pointer and two clutch layups in crunch time. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025 Despite today’s goose egg, as country music has boomed over the last several years, country artists have fared best in the new artist category with eight artists receiving nominations over the last decade. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025 If this is the turnover-prone Smith who put up a 67-yard goose egg against the Chiefs two weeks ago, the Broncos will pulverize Pete Carroll’s team. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025 Nevertheless, the double goose egg from Austin ended a string of 11 consecutive games getting scored on by LAFC. Josh Gross, Daily News, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goose egg
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Noun
  • When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • After both sides put up zeroes in the 10th, Lazaro Collera ran into early trouble on the mound for Miami in the 11th.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Gu explained that modern computers store data as a series of zeros and ones.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Goose egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose%20egg. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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